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‘Baseless & motivated’: India snubs Pakistan’s remark on new Waqf law
NEW DELHI: The Indian authorities on Tuesday rejected Pakistani despensation’s remark on new Waqf law as “baseleass and motivated”.
The ministry of exterior affairs mentioned Islamabad had “no locus standi to comment on a matter” and that the Pakistani authorities ought to look into its personal abysmal report.
“We strongly reject the motivated and baseless comments made by Pakistan on the Waqf Amendment Act enacted by the Parliament of India. Pakistan has no locus standi to comment on a matter that is internal to India. Pakistan would do better to look at its own abysmal record when it comes to protecting the rights of minorities, instead of preaching to others,” mentioned exterior affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.
Earlier, the Pakistani authorities had referred to as the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 within the Indian Lok Sabha an act to “dispossess Muslims from their properties, including mosques and shrines and marginalise the minorities”.
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 goals to switch the Waqf Act, 1995, to handle challenges within the regulation and oversight of Waqf properties.
- The proposed amendments focus on enhancing the administration and guaranteeing more practical administration of Waqf property throughout India.
- Overcome the shortcomings of the earlier act and improve the effectivity of Waqf boards by introducing adjustments similar to renaming the Act
- Updating the definitions of Waqf Improving the registration course of
- Increasing the position of know-how in managing Waqf data
Alongside this laws, Parliament additionally authorized the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2025, which repeals the century-old Mussalman Wakf Act of 1923, aiming to get rid of outdated provisions.
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